16． The students in Shanghai No. 3 Girls'School have a flower-arrangement (插花) lesson every week. The course is the (1)       of its kind among middle schools in Shanghai. It's a new start. It helps the students to enjoy the (2)       of flowers better. That's (3)       the course has become very popular among the students.
The teachers of the course are all (4)       trained. They are good at this art and work hard at passing on the skill (5)       students. So far many students in the school (6)       a lot of prizes in this filed. In order to further (7)       the students'skill, the teacher usually play (8)       while the students are arranging flowers. Students (9)       the music, then they can (10)       more good ideas for flower-arrangement.
Besides, the teachers (11)       teach the students other skills at the same time, for example, they ask the students (12)       compositions (作文) about flowers. In this way, students not only get art education, but also improve (13)       writing skills.
Several months ago, some foreigners visited the school. When they saw common flowers become more (14)       and meaningful, they got amazed and interested. They made (15)       and would play them for their own students after they returned home.

17． It was December 25. Marie, a 13-year-old Australian girl, was happy. It was Christmas and Marie's mother was making a very special cake. She put four small coins into the cake and then baked it. The four coins were for good luck. After dinner, Marie and her family ate the cake. They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table. Where was the fourth one? It was missing (找不到的), but Marie's mother didn't notice.
After Christmas, Marie got sick. She coughed and couldn't speak. Marie's parents took her to hospital. Doctors at the hospital looked her over and then said, "We are sorry, but we can't help her." For 12 years, Marie didn't speak. But like other common people, she grew up, she got a job, she got married. One day, when Marie was 25 years old, she got a sore throat. She began to cough. She coughed up something small and black. What was it? Marie didn't know. She took it to a hospital. A doctor at the hospital said, "This is a coin!" the doctor told Marie, "I think you can speak again."

18． Hello, everyone. Because of the high rate of school violence (暴力) in some areas, teenagers' safety becomes a serious problem. We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe school environment. Please be part of our plan!
What is School Watch?
School Watch is a volunteer project in our School. It helps us stop violence and improve the quality of school life. It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe. The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom and you do the same for them.
Is it for everyone?
Anyone can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer.
What else can it do?
School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other. Some members may offer to help schoolmates who have problems with their homework.
Who is the Best School Watcher?
Our school will look for the Best School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one!
How do you start?
To be part of this plan, the only thing you need to do is to talk to the director of the plan in your grade. If you want to get more information, check the official website at www. schoolwatch. com.

19． At present, too much carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) makes the earth warmer and causes terrible effect to human beings. To save our planet, to save ourselves, a new lifestyle called low-carbon life (低碳生活) becomes popular. Low carbon means low energy and no waste. It is necessary for everybody to learn to live a low-carbon life.
To live a low-carbon life, we'd better save energy as much as possible. Turn off the lights and TV whenever they are not needed. If possible, use cold water to wash clothes or dishes. Take a short shower and try to take a cold one when the weather gets warm. Don't do the cooking with electricity.
To live a low-carbon life, we should eat less meat. Everybody knows eating too much meat makes people fat and easy to have heart disease, but maybe you don't know keeping animals for food produces even more carbon dioxide than all the cars in the world, and being a vegetarian can help reduce (减少) one and a half ton (吨) of carbon dioxide a year. Maybe it is a little difficult, but it's really necessary.
To live a low-carbon life, we are supposed to do less shopping. When we go shopping, we may drive a car or take other transportation. On the one hand, these machines pollute the air and waste energy. On the other hand, most of us always buy some useless things because of some advertisements. It is not only a waste of money but also causes trouble to the earth, because as you know, making everything will produce carbon dioxide more or less.
There are many other ways to live a low﹣carbon life, such as recycling things, planting trees and reusing textbooks. If we can keep it a habit in our daily life, the earth will become a safer planet for us to live on.

20． Internet is educational. Many people think children should be allowed to surf the Internet as they wish. In this way, they can look through different subjects on different kinds websites according to their own interest. But in my opinion, children should always be watched while surfing the Internet.
Many websites have information and pictures that children should not see. There are many things that children don't understand. All of these may have some bad influence on children's development. Also, it is more dangerous to let children use rooms by themselves. Many parents tell their children not to talk strangers on the street, so they should be careful of whom their children talk to on the Internet, too. What's more, sitting in front of a computer for a long time isn't good for children's eyes, so parents should monitor (监视) the time that children spend on the Internet.
In a word, children should be kept away from anything that could be bad for them. I strongly believe that it is necessary for parents to watch their children when they use the Internet.

1. Is the Internet educational all the time?
                                                                                       
2. What do parents tell children to do when they meet strangers on the street?
                                                                                       
3. Why shouldn't children sit in front of a computer for a long time?
                                                                                       
4. Who can help children stay away from the bad influence on the Internet?
                                                                                       
5. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
                                                                                       

21．Dear Dad,
　　The day before yesterday was Father's Day. I couldn't celebrate it for you because I was busy talking the high school entrance exam. But I have said "I love you, Dad!" in my heart many times.
　　You are an ordinary (普通的) man, but in my eyes, you are the (1)             (great) father in the world. Every time I have trouble, you always give me advice and help me out. I remember once I (2)             (fail) in a competition, and I felt very upset. Instead of complaining, you just said to me (3)             (quite), "It doesn't matter. A real man must learn to face many failures (失败) in life bravely. Cheer up!"
　　Dad, I am not going to buy you anything as a present because I don't think it can express my thanks to you. I'll try my best to get good (4)            (grade). I think that is the best present you are looking forward to (5)            (get). I'm sure I won't let you down.
　　Hope my dear dad is healthy forever.
Yours,
Xiao Jing.

22．A: Hello, Lin Tao.
B: Hello, everyone. You are all here. (1)            ?
A: We are planning for a good-bye party, for the 3﹣year middle school life will be over.
B: That sounds good. Can I join the party?
A: (2)            . Everyone in our class is welcome.
B: Great! Is there anything I can do to help?
A: Let me see. Oh, (3)            ?
B: Yes,I do. I have a digital camera.
A: We want to take some photos. They may remind us of the time we had in middle school in the future. (4)            ?
B: Not at all. I'm sure to bring it to the party. Anything else?
A: Well, would you like to get some fruit and snacks for the party with me?
B: (5)            . Let's go.

23．中考结束后, 你一定有许多打算, 请写出最想做的一件事, 并给出理由.
要求:30﹣40词.

24．初中生活即将结束,新的生活即将开启,请为你最要好的同学写一段毕业留言:他(她) 给你留下的深刻印象、你们在一起的快乐时光以及对他(她)最美好的祝愿.
要求:1.可参考下图所给提示词,也可适当发挥,开头已给出(不计入总词数).
2. 50﹣60词.

Our life in middle school will come to an end soon.I'll never forget you.